Chapter 202: Lin Man
By the time Si Chen and his team arrived at Shuitang Town, it was already the next morning.
The roads were destroyed and the mountain trails were difficult to traverse. They had traveled all night, only resting for three to four hours before continuing their journey. Finally, they arrived at Shuitang Town at dawn. The situation here was even worse than anywhere else.
There was no medical assistance, no rescuers. Only the villagers had formed a makeshift rescue team. Inside the rudimentary tents lay a dozen severely injured patients, including two young children. After hastily applying some first aid, they joined the search and rescue team. By the time Si Chen arrived, several people were hanging on to life by a thread.
Without thinking, they quickly opened their medical boxes and started treating the patients. Just as they managed to stabilize the patients’ conditions, they heard someone outside shouting.
"Everyone, please come and help! A girl who came to assist us is trapped under the hospital building."
Si Chen’s fingers trembled. He quickly rose from his chair, medical box on his back, and exited the tent. Several muddied men were running towards a certain direction. Si Chen followed them immediately, matching their speed despite carrying the medical box.
The disaster site was a hospital building which was half-collapsed. The other half was perilously unstable. Faint cries for help could be heard from within, but everyone was too afraid to enter. Nobody knew when the building might collapse completely, potentially burying them alive.
Everyone had witnessed the horror of the earthquake so they were fearful of these hazardous conditions. The brave girl, however, dared to venture in. But shortly after she entered, the remnants of the building suddenly collapsed. No sound was heard from within, and no one knew what happened to her.